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but we didn't use anything all day. we sat there and relative quietness just kind of watching the surrounding terrain. so i had all -- everything i left in the morning with i had that night. >> sergeant, it is lou martinez with abc news. can i ask you and your wife what the last week has been for you since the news came out and saw reactions of the reports of president obama's call to both of you. can you describe once again what that was like? >> for me, the call from the president -- i had a little bit of warning from sal that it was going to happen so i was at his office and -- i mean, it was -- it was intense. it was exciting. when the call came through, i was really really proud. i was proud to know sal and proud to be with him and proud to be his wife. i'm proud of what he went through and i was emotional, of course. there was a lot of emotions running through me. of course, good emotions and sad emotions for those that were lost. but it was also -- it's a very -- it was very intense. very intense moment. and the
but we didn't use anything all day. we sat there and relative quietness just kind of watching the surrounding terrain. so i had all -- everything i left in the morning with i had that night. >> sergeant, it is lou martinez with abc news. can i ask you and your wife what the last week has been for you since the news came out and saw reactions of the reports of president obama's call to both of you. can you describe once again what that was like? >> for me, the call from the president...
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in the end at the well cabin, but for us, we have a long road ahead of us. we see oil coming up every day. >> reporter: then there's this. a second massive fish kill in plaquemines parish. >> i've never seen a starfish wash up on the beach. >> reporter: leaving folks here calling for more tests to make sure the oxygen depletion isn't caused by oil or dispersant. while today is a milestone, here it is still but one step. >> what i hope for now is that bp doesn't take off and split, that they stick around long enough for this to actually be cleaned up, which i think is going to take a really long time. >> reporter: in a region still facing a long road ahead. now, bp could face billions of dollars in fines for this spill and could also face the mobility of criminal prosecution. the company has promised to stay here through the cleanup. but alex, what it has not said is that it would rule out the possibility of tapping into that reservoir through another well in the future. >> which would be controversial, to be sure. kristen dahlgren, thanks for that. >>> let's
in the end at the well cabin, but for us, we have a long road ahead of us. we see oil coming up every day. >> reporter: then there's this. a second massive fish kill in plaquemines parish. >> i've never seen a starfish wash up on the beach. >> reporter: leaving folks here calling for more tests to make sure the oxygen depletion isn't caused by oil or dispersant. while today is a milestone, here it is still but one step. >> what i hope for now is that bp doesn't take off...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> rip current warnings have been issued from florida to massachusetts today as hurricane igor churns up the surf along the east coast. in some areas, igor could produce up to ten-foot waves. that hurricane is headed for bermuda, but it is such an intense storm that it poses a serious threat right here to the east coast. the weather channel's eric fisher's in charleston, south carolina, with more on this. let's get a check of the surf right now. all looks so calm, eric. but that can be deceiving. >> reporter: you're right on the money right there. days like today and storms like these really creep up, and can be so dangerous in a sneaky kind of way. you look behind, it looks like a fabulous beach day. we have blue skies, it's warm outside, it's the last sunday of the summer. we've had waves about five to eight
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> rip current warnings have been issued from florida to massachusetts today as hurricane igor churns up the surf along the east coast. in some areas, igor could produce up to ten-foot waves. that hurricane is headed for bermuda, but it is such an intense storm that it poses a serious threat right...
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jeff corwin joins us now. not only are they moving in but they're starting to attack humans. >> it's very interesting situation. in some ways, contessa, we can celebrate a few decades ago the grizzly bear was on the brink of extinction. the reality check is that there's only so many places these animals can live. only so many designated wildlife areas like yellowstone national park. and as these animals get pushed out and they come in contact with human beings, it can be a recipe for disaster. let's take a look. >> reporter: when jerry ruth retired from his job as a policeman in maryland, moving to the wyoming frontier was a dream come true. last summer his dream became a nightmare. you were out with your friend from back east, exploring this incredible country looking for elk, but an elk isn't what you found. >> i remember a brown blur and a growl and the next thing was a big fur blanket over my head and the sound of my bones crushing in my face. >> reporter: jerry was attacked by a grizzly bear. >> reporter:
jeff corwin joins us now. not only are they moving in but they're starting to attack humans. >> it's very interesting situation. in some ways, contessa, we can celebrate a few decades ago the grizzly bear was on the brink of extinction. the reality check is that there's only so many places these animals can live. only so many designated wildlife areas like yellowstone national park. and as these animals get pushed out and they come in contact with human beings, it can be a recipe for...
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what can you tell us? >> well, this is another tactical victory for the people who are claiming that the obama health care plan violates the constitution by requiring all americans to buy health care, and if they don't do so to pay a tax penalty. so this is one of the big sets of cases. this was 20 states, as you noted. the obama administration was hoping the courts would throw them out and find out the states filing them have no legal standing to do so. this judge thinks the case can go forward. this follows a similar ruling. he says he'll not rule on this until october 14th. just a month ago a judge in virginia declined to throw out a lawsuit filed by that state, making similar claims that the obama health care plan requirement is unconstitutional. the judge wasn't clear about which parts. it's more than he wuntd clear. he just declined to say which parts of the case he would throw out. this case in florida makes two claims. the constitutional claim, and then they also say that the state should not have
what can you tell us? >> well, this is another tactical victory for the people who are claiming that the obama health care plan violates the constitution by requiring all americans to buy health care, and if they don't do so to pay a tax penalty. so this is one of the big sets of cases. this was 20 states, as you noted. the obama administration was hoping the courts would throw them out and find out the states filing them have no legal standing to do so. this judge thinks the case can go...
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kelly o'donnell is in washington and joins us me to talk about that. maybe this is interesting to point out. it was 1999. she was on the show with bill maher where outlandish things are picked up, and they're looking for ratings, is this going to stick to her campaign? >> we'll see. what she's trying to do is again use humor to dismiss it, to say this is about -- she was talking about something back in her high school days. she was a part of a comedy show, she was a frequent guests on many kinds of television and comedy and news shows as a part of her job advocating for socially conservative issues. now flash forward to 2010. she's saying this is about delaware and the voters there and she's going to focus on issues. so part of her argument is that she says she never intended to be a politician, which is very appealing in the tea party movement because she would have never said all the things getting so much scrutiny now had she had the senate in her plan. tonight she'll appear at a forum with other candidates. her democratic opponent will not be there
kelly o'donnell is in washington and joins us me to talk about that. maybe this is interesting to point out. it was 1999. she was on the show with bill maher where outlandish things are picked up, and they're looking for ratings, is this going to stick to her campaign? >> we'll see. what she's trying to do is again use humor to dismiss it, to say this is about -- she was talking about something back in her high school days. she was a part of a comedy show, she was a frequent guests on...
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what else can you tell us is expected? >> right. some of the most compelling testimony has actually been today from dr. petit himself who recalls waking up feeling, and two men with guns saying if you do it, we walk. we won't hurt you. he just knew his family was in another part of the house and he had no idea what was going on. he literally woke up from his sleep to these two men tying him by his wrists to the bed. his family was being tied up and tortured. when the sun came up, this all happened overnight while this family was sleeping. when the sun came up, these two men, according to prosecutors, told jennifer hawk-petit, william petit's wife, we're going to bank of america, the neighborhood bank. i want you to take out thousands of dollars for us. you do what we want, we won't hurt you. she asked for that money and showed a picture of her kids to the bank manture and it didn't help in the end. they ended up burning the house down with the family inside and the only survivor was dr. petit who is now on the stands facing this man
what else can you tell us is expected? >> right. some of the most compelling testimony has actually been today from dr. petit himself who recalls waking up feeling, and two men with guns saying if you do it, we walk. we won't hurt you. he just knew his family was in another part of the house and he had no idea what was going on. he literally woke up from his sleep to these two men tying him by his wrists to the bed. his family was being tied up and tortured. when the sun came up, this all...
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nbc's kristen welker joins us from burbank with the latest. any progress made with investigators looking for these people? >> reporter: no, not yet, alex. and it's certainly a tense situation here in southern california. but we can tell you that investigators will be scouring the wilderness areas surrounding palmdale. that's about an hour north of los angeles. they're really going to be focusing on the remote areas there in that wilderness. they couldn't see those areas when they were searching last night. again, they are looking for 1 people. five adults -- 13 people. five adult, eight children ages 3 through 17. again this all came to their attention yesterday afternoon when two huhs of the missing women came forward to police and said they were concerned about where their family members could be, particularly worried because they found a purse. inside that wupurse, cell phone personal documents, and really disturbing letters. take a listen to how a spokesperson with the sheriff's department described those letters. >> they left behind notes
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almost one in four of us do not wash our hands after using the public restrooms. the study determined that both numbers are up since the last study conducted in 2007. that's the silver lining, i guess. i washed my hands. >>> senate democrats believe they have the votes to pass a bill to help small businesses. george voinovich promised he will join with democrats to get this all done. now, it could be a huge victory at a time the democrats are looking for accomplishments here to talk about on the campaign trail as we hit the mid-term elections. will larry is the ceo of target labs and he met with president obama yesterday. and what you did is you were actually in a backyard and you had an opportunity to meet the president, talk face-to-face, you own a small business in the i.t. area, i guess just under 100 people. and the real question i want to ask you, as a small business owner here, what do you need for your business right now? >> well, actually, we do need additional breach capital to extend our business right now. this is what we need. and we tried to apply wi
almost one in four of us do not wash our hands after using the public restrooms. the study determined that both numbers are up since the last study conducted in 2007. that's the silver lining, i guess. i washed my hands. >>> senate democrats believe they have the votes to pass a bill to help small businesses. george voinovich promised he will join with democrats to get this all done. now, it could be a huge victory at a time the democrats are looking for accomplishments here to talk...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> i'm tamron hall. right now on msnbc, the party of champions. tea party candidates shake up establishment republicans and primaries across the country and add a new dimension to the november election. what does it mean for the gop, democrats and for our country? >>> and a dream act. could senator harry reid's push for an immigration proposal and repeal of don't ask, don't tell mean the end of an arm's bill. >>> what does lady gaga have to do with all of this? >>> drinking and flying, a pi t pilot, listen to this, suspended for having a cocktail before going into the cockpit. were the results would have been different if he was flying from the united states. >>> plus, this -- why this camel is so unhappy. poor guy had to be rescued after a pretty sticky situation. we'll have the details. >>> we begin with the
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bill karins joins us. you have your work cut out for you. >> this is reminiscesent of when we went back to 2005. we went through the alphabet and had to go to the greek alphabet. all the storms have not been near us. 2005 we had the katrinas and this year everything away from us. mexico had to deal with the tropical storm that happened about an hour ago. tropical storm karl made landfall north of belize and probably doing minor damage. more warm water should restrengthen. here's the forecast from the hurricane center and take it back out into the gulf thursday night into friday morning and bring it up to a category 1 hurricane and then makes landfall for a second time in mexico. texas, you look safe from this storm. here's our computer models and all stay well to the south through the southern mexico. from texas to florida up the east coast, we're okay. the two big storms, this is just a rare event and kind of a treat to watch it from afar. you don't get two category 4 hurricanes usually this close to each
bill karins joins us. you have your work cut out for you. >> this is reminiscesent of when we went back to 2005. we went through the alphabet and had to go to the greek alphabet. all the storms have not been near us. 2005 we had the katrinas and this year everything away from us. mexico had to deal with the tropical storm that happened about an hour ago. tropical storm karl made landfall north of belize and probably doing minor damage. more warm water should restrengthen. here's the...
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the weather channel's jim cantore joins us live via skype. this was nerve-racking, bermuda waiting for it to hit. what happened last night, jim? >> reporter: absolutely. talking about what once was a fabian storm potential to hit in through here, the worst in 2003, that they've had which turned into obviously a much lighter situation but it done mean we won't have impacts. reports are saying considerable damage to the power grid. they've got a lot of cleanup but they are going to get a handle on thattess this morning and bring back the 30,000 that have lost power as a result of the storm. i've got to show you this. this is a amazing to me. we had 20 to 40-foot seas and as we pan out, look how beautiful the ocean water, you wouldn't know that a hurricane rolled through here and to for last 33 hours straight we've had gusts or sustained tropical storm force winds at the airport. this is amazing. people are walking beaches, checking it out. there's been considerable erosion on these beaches. you can tell from the angle that i'm at. but everybody
the weather channel's jim cantore joins us live via skype. this was nerve-racking, bermuda waiting for it to hit. what happened last night, jim? >> reporter: absolutely. talking about what once was a fabian storm potential to hit in through here, the worst in 2003, that they've had which turned into obviously a much lighter situation but it done mean we won't have impacts. reports are saying considerable damage to the power grid. they've got a lot of cleanup but they are going to get a...
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used to use. old textbooks. is that what's behind this? are they looking backward right now? >> yes. they looked at three old history textbooks that were used in texas classrooms from 1999 to 2002. but some of the board members also went back and looked at current textbooks and said they suspect that some of the same problems are in the current books. >> okay. well, anyway, suspecting that which is current, there is one example given by the resolution that reads in one stance, devoting 120 student text lines to christian beliefs, practices and holy writings but 248, more than twice as many, to those are islam. will this be enacted in the future by literally counting words? is that what this is going to come to? >> it's hard to say. this isn't a legally binding resolution. it's basicallily just a strong warning to textbook companies from one of their largest markets. whether they are going to nitpick line by line, that seems difficult to do. we'll have to wait and see. >> real quickly, texes say huge market. does this mean because of the power they have and the sheer volume of
used to use. old textbooks. is that what's behind this? are they looking backward right now? >> yes. they looked at three old history textbooks that were used in texas classrooms from 1999 to 2002. but some of the board members also went back and looked at current textbooks and said they suspect that some of the same problems are in the current books. >> okay. well, anyway, suspecting that which is current, there is one example given by the resolution that reads in one stance,...
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the same events used. the difference, obviously, women featured in the mama grizzly and in the new one with the tea party, you see a lot of big burly guys at the rallies. >> sure. she had campaigned for a lot of women. she endorsed a lot of men during the campaign as well. this ad, really, this web video. there's no money behind it. this web video had been -- it's sort of a good bookend to the end of the primary season. she's touting the fact that the tea party is a movement that's here, that needs to be reckoned with. we've been talking about the biggest story line heading into this election, the lack of democratic enthusiasm. you can see all the people in that web video certainly fired up. they're going to vote. sarah palin attaching herself to this movement. she's been doing that for the past year or so. we saw her speak in nashville and boston, other places really leading parts of the tea party. not saying she's a leader. >> heavy on enthusiasm with this web video, but short on specifics of what the pa
the same events used. the difference, obviously, women featured in the mama grizzly and in the new one with the tea party, you see a lot of big burly guys at the rallies. >> sure. she had campaigned for a lot of women. she endorsed a lot of men during the campaign as well. this ad, really, this web video. there's no money behind it. this web video had been -- it's sort of a good bookend to the end of the primary season. she's touting the fact that the tea party is a movement that's here,...
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used illegal drug. joining me live to talk about this is gill, director of the offense of national drug controlled policy. gill, i want to ask you first, we are saying this report is just released. what is most striking to you? >> the striking part is the increase across all levels, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs and particularly among young people. >> all right, let's look over the numbers here when we talk about what's on the rise. marijuana by 8%. methamphetamine 60%. sedatives up 58% and stimulants 43% and ecstasy at 37%. the rise, though, in methamphetamine, fl%. what can you attribute that to? >> those numbers are smaller numbers. when you do have an increase, of course, the percentage is greater. but there are a couple things that we're looking at one is that in oregon and now most recently in mississippi, they have made pseudo afed rene, we will watch mississippi very closely. >> gill, you have been on record saying you are not surprised by this because of what you ca
used illegal drug. joining me live to talk about this is gill, director of the offense of national drug controlled policy. gill, i want to ask you first, we are saying this report is just released. what is most striking to you? >> the striking part is the increase across all levels, ecstasy, methamphetamine, marijuana and prescription drugs and particularly among young people. >> all right, let's look over the numbers here when we talk about what's on the rise. marijuana by 8%....
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thank you for joining us. we've been waiting to talk to yo you. >> thank you. >> tom brokaw brought this up yesterday in our town hall. white male teacher ls would have to wait in line to become principals. they were always the leaders of the school. now there's a desperate crowd to get men in this profession on this level. why aren't we seeing a response? or fast enough response? >> one thing is the historical reflection of the fact we haven't had men inside the procession. we had this bunk idea teaching were for women. you didn't find men looking to compete for teaching jobs. not only are they incredibly needed, particularly when you look at the amount of single-parent households, we need men to serve as not only role models for the boys, but also for the girls as well. >> what does a man offer that perhaps a female teacher cannot? >> particularly for young boys and young girls, if you have a situation like we do in the country where almost half of all students are growing up in a single-parent household, mo
thank you for joining us. we've been waiting to talk to yo you. >> thank you. >> tom brokaw brought this up yesterday in our town hall. white male teacher ls would have to wait in line to become principals. they were always the leaders of the school. now there's a desperate crowd to get men in this profession on this level. why aren't we seeing a response? or fast enough response? >> one thing is the historical reflection of the fact we haven't had men inside the procession....
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he joins us to tell us how the president can best help him win the election. >>> lady gaga is trying to get many senators to vote her way. ♪ ♪ every day, it's getting closer ♪ ♪ going faster than a roller coaster ♪ ♪ love like yours will surely come my way ♪ ♪ a-hey, a-hey-hey ♪ every day, it's getting faster ♪ [ male announcer ] at&t and blackberry have teamed up to evolve the smartphone. business, meet fun. fun, business. at&t. rethink possible. we need directions to go to... fun, business. pearblossom highway? it's just outside of lancaster. sure, i can download directions for you now. we got it. thank you very much! check it out. i can like, see everything that's going on with the car. here's the gas level. i can check on the oil. i can unlock it from anywhere. i've received a signal there was a crash. some guy just cut me off. i'll get an ambulance to you right away. safely connecting you in ways you never thought possible. onstar. live on. - that's right, cso we've got a list of things you can do to get active. - like jumping jacks. - or how 'bout push-ups?
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[ female announcer ] just about anywhere you use sugar you can use splenda® no calorie sweetener. [ male announcer ] savory. fluffy. yummy. sweet! [ female announcer ] splenda®. america's favorite no calorie sweetener. >>> next on msnbc sunday, the worst fears for a missing group of suspected cult members including eight children. big storm little bermuda. is igor still on course to collide with that island? >>> heading home. a bitter sweet return today for the american released from iran. >>> plus, a republican conservative has given sarah palin the snub. good morning, everyone. i'm alex witt. welcome to msnbc sunday where it's just past 9:00 a.m. here on the east coast. 6:00 a.m. out west. right now we have breaking news. a spokeswoman for sarah shourd the american woman who spent 13 months behind bars in iran says the 32-year-old is now back in the united states. let's go live to nbc's ron allen who is in new york outside a hotel where she is scheduled to have a news conference today. ron, good morning. what is the latest you're hearing? >> well, we're not sure exactly where she land
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cdc tells us 4% of the u.s. population, over 12 million people and somewhere between 10% and 40% of college students during their four years will do some form of self-harm to themselves. all those three quarter of a million people show up in emergency rooms because they have intentionally hurt themselves. in a case like this, this woman attacks her face. we spend $5 billion a year on cosmetics to feel better. there's something psychologically about this woman that she doesn't like. she doesn't like it about herself. this situation got out of control. there is a significant segment of the population that do things like this to themselves. she did it in a small way. the media caught hold of it. it became a monster and ran away from her. is she sorry she did it? i'm sure she is. she had her own reasons for doing this. it has something to do with the inner person and the value she places on herself. >> to add to the burden of dealing with this psychologically and the whys behind this, should she face responsibility
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they've released photos, letting us know it went two hours, three hours. the president was taken a deliberative approach to a policy announceind decembd in d but there was a lot of disagreement. bob woodward chronicles it all in this book. he's done it again, a great deal of controversy there. the president, very concerned that he felt as though -- frustration boiling over, according to the book, that the military was boxing him in. general mcchrystal, he asked for 40,000 more troops in afghanistan. the president undertook that review, wanted a painstaking look at exactly how those troops were going to be used. they ended up with 30,000. he had an exit strategy. that's something that officials at the pentagon were very much against, according to the book, as well. but then the president telling lindsey graham, of all people, the republican from south carolina, according to the book, i can't lose the whole democratic party. in the context of needing that exit strategy. so there is no shortage, you talked about the holbrooke and biden going at each other. mi
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he joins us live from washington. thanks for being here with us today. so what is the tea party manifesto? >> well, this book is about who these folks are, hwhere they coe from, how they get to be such an extremely influential important force in the election cycle, what they want from the government, and how legitimate they are against all the silly irresponsible allegations made about them. >> chairman, if you could, many people are familiar with the gop platform, but maybe not the manifesto or the tea party. what is the difference between the tea party and the republican party? >> well, we want a constitutionally limited small government that is responsible of taxpayers dollars. you cannot suggest the republican party has been careful with how they've spent people's money in recent years. we think the republican party is capable of rehabilitating itself to be in the responsible party of government. we need to encourage them and force them to move in that direction. we want respect for the constitution. we want the government to leave their hands off co
he joins us live from washington. thanks for being here with us today. so what is the tea party manifesto? >> well, this book is about who these folks are, hwhere they coe from, how they get to be such an extremely influential important force in the election cycle, what they want from the government, and how legitimate they are against all the silly irresponsible allegations made about them. >> chairman, if you could, many people are familiar with the gop platform, but maybe not the...
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take a listen. >> the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky. they call us wingnuts. we call us, we the people. >> so, the values voters summit there has a national focus. this may appeal to the national tea party. how does it play in delaware? >> she's energized her base and her supporters with her battle cry of we the people. we are hearing it a lot from people who showed up to volunteer for her, come to the rallies, stand-up at the polls and for people voting on election day, on primary day not involved with her campaign. they feel the establishment really went away from what they believe in and they, the people, were able to defeat mike castle and push back that establishment mentality and show them who they wanted to hold office. >> how about chris coons. how is he reacting? >> he said he's running the same campaign he was running on september 13th that he's running today. he wants to talk about the issues. they had a debate thursday night where they gave very different answers on several policy issues. drawing divisions between the two. he said he's going to tre
take a listen. >> the small elite don't get us. they call us whacky. they call us wingnuts. we call us, we the people. >> so, the values voters summit there has a national focus. this may appeal to the national tea party. how does it play in delaware? >> she's energized her base and her supporters with her battle cry of we the people. we are hearing it a lot from people who showed up to volunteer for her, come to the rallies, stand-up at the polls and for people voting on...
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what is behind us is the problem. it looks so nice and inviting but in the water you have a problem lurking. that's the rip currents. something you can't see, runs parallel to the coast line in the surf line. when you get in that water you feel the tug and we hear about it hundreds and hundreds of times. there we see a hurricane anywhere near the coast line, rescues taking place and of course dangerous swimming conditions. as for today we're talking about dozens of surfers in the water. they were here before the sun was here earlier on this morning and they're taking advantage of 5 to 8, at times 9-foot waves. high tide was three hours ago and they are enjoying themselves for the moment but they are wary. they said early on they were feeling a tug yesterday in the water and expect worse conditions today. you have to think of igor as a massive storm even though it's down to a category you one. it was a category four and that was the damage done, all that energy coming out from the center of igor reaching the shore line
what is behind us is the problem. it looks so nice and inviting but in the water you have a problem lurking. that's the rip currents. something you can't see, runs parallel to the coast line in the surf line. when you get in that water you feel the tug and we hear about it hundreds and hundreds of times. there we see a hurricane anywhere near the coast line, rescues taking place and of course dangerous swimming conditions. as for today we're talking about dozens of surfers in the water. they...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we could find out within the next few hours whether or not a political heavyweight plans to bow out. lisa murkowski is expected to announce later today whether she's going to run a candidacy she lost the primary last month to joe miller. the tea party spent more than half a million dollars to support miller in the primary. conservative activists are out in force now at the annual value voters summit in the nation's capitol. already today they heard from some of the republican party's biggest names who have taken aim at the democrats. >> i think it will be a great time to convene the death panels and finally offer a lethal injection to the kind of congressional arrogance that we have had over us for so long. >> i guess it's the nancy pelosi, harry reid farewell party. it's been a tough year for those. the num
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luke russert joins us from capitol hill. where do we stand right now on getting the votes just to move the ball forward? >> reporter: all indications right now, contessa, the democrats will not have the necessary republican votes to break the filibuster on the defense reauthorization bill and hence the debite on it will not go forward. it willie happen after the midterm elections. this is something harry reid deeply wanted to move forward. obviously the don't ask, don't tell is something that excites a lot of democrats, definitely fires up you their base. a lot feel it's morally the right thing to do. that being said, republicans don't necessarily have an adversement to repealing don't ask, don't tell. they're averse to doing it in the manner you're talking about. a lot of republicans have the chance of amendments will not be offered in debate. harry reid would be limiting the amount of the amendments, that's what's alienated voters such as susan collins we heard from as well as owe lip pa snowe. it will be interesting to se
luke russert joins us from capitol hill. where do we stand right now on getting the votes just to move the ball forward? >> reporter: all indications right now, contessa, the democrats will not have the necessary republican votes to break the filibuster on the defense reauthorization bill and hence the debite on it will not go forward. it willie happen after the midterm elections. this is something harry reid deeply wanted to move forward. obviously the don't ask, don't tell is something...
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his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of information. >> who picked up the phone? maureen, was it you or your husband? >> we both did because we were told ahead of time that the department of defense was going to be calling us. >> it turns out to be the president of the united states. >> yes. there was a voice that said, this is the white house and the president would like to speak to you. >> i grabbed the other phone right away. >> i could imagine that you did. >> can you tell us a little bit about that conversation? >> it was very brief. he said that he had to decided to award our son the medal of honor. >> it was a v
his parents join us now. first of all, thank you so much for being with us. of course, the thanks and sympathies of a grateful nation. but i'm wondering about that moment when you found out that your son was going to receive this nation's highest military honor. >> when we got the phone call from president obama it was a surprise in a way. we didn't realize he would be the one calling us. we just thought it was someone from the department of defense calling us about some minor bit of...
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george lewis joins us from our bureau in burbank. describe the case against the eight city leaders. >> contessa, they're accused of looting the city treasury to the tune of $5.5 million appropriating the money for their own use without taxpayers' permission. it revolves around the high salaries paid to former city manager, robert rizzo and seven others. rizzo apparently had a compensation package that totalled $1.5 million. the way they did this was about five years ago bell was made a charter city which gave the city council sweeping powers to approve high salaries for themselves without taxpayer approval, only about 400 people voted in that election. bell is a very low income blue collar city with a lot of immigrants, many of whom do not speak english, many of whom are not even eligible to vote so low voter participation in civic affairs, was one of the reasons that apparently this was all able to happen. now, of course, after the los angeles times broke the salary scandal in july, the law enforcement officials, the district attorn
george lewis joins us from our bureau in burbank. describe the case against the eight city leaders. >> contessa, they're accused of looting the city treasury to the tune of $5.5 million appropriating the money for their own use without taxpayers' permission. it revolves around the high salaries paid to former city manager, robert rizzo and seven others. rizzo apparently had a compensation package that totalled $1.5 million. the way they did this was about five years ago bell was made a...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> all right, an update now on the breaking news we're following out of baltimore. johns hopkins says it's restricting access to the main hospital bill this morning because of that shooting that happened. a doctor in critical condition. the gunman now reportedly in police custody following the latest details as we get them in. >>> another emotional day in court in a connecticut courtroom and surveillance video shows jennifer hawke-petit at a local bank taking out $15,000. prosecutors say her family was being held hostage. petit, along with her two daughters were later tortured and killed. yesterday, jurors heard 911 tapes in the deadly home invasion trial, and listen to what the bank manager told operators in a 911 call. >> we have a lady who is in our bank right now. who says that her husband and children are
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want to set it up for us? >> she is going to appear at a rally at a university in maine, and it's about don't ask, don't tell, the policy that would restrict gays from openly serving in the military. there is a bill expected to move legislature forward that would repeal that law. it is being led by john mccain, the republican senator of arizona, so why maine? maine has two republican senators that are often a target of democrats to try to move them on votes that could be critical. so lady gaga says she will appear in maine as a way to encourage olympia snow and susan collins to vote with democrats to break the filibuster. >> i guess she gave up on mccain in arizona as a lost cause ask decided to focus on maine. appreciate that. >>> paris hilton gets off with a plea deal from her drug possession case last month in las vegas. hilton will serve a year of unsupervised probation and complete a drug abuse program. >>> and in case you missed it in the weekend coverage, lindsay lohan's fate is far less certain. she ad
want to set it up for us? >> she is going to appear at a rally at a university in maine, and it's about don't ask, don't tell, the policy that would restrict gays from openly serving in the military. there is a bill expected to move legislature forward that would repeal that law. it is being led by john mccain, the republican senator of arizona, so why maine? maine has two republican senators that are often a target of democrats to try to move them on votes that could be critical. so lady...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we are watching not one, not two, but three storms. what a busy seizeten has been outside the continental u.s. bill karins has your morning weather. good morning, bill. >> first things first a dangerous situation developing for our friends in mexico. they'll likely deal with a category 2, possibly category 3 hurricane making landfall tomorrow afternoon. they're finding it much stronger than expected and looks like it's rapidly intensifying. not what you want to hear. tampico looks okay. poza rica is pretty much inland, so it's coastal areas near there that will get hit the hardest on friday night. to deal with igor, huge, monster storm. this storm is moving at the speed of a turtle, by the way. take another four days to get to bermuda and hopefully weaken sunday night down to a category 2, but still a blow t
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> we are watching not one, not two, but three storms. what a busy seizeten has been outside the continental u.s. bill karins has your morning weather. good morning, bill. >> first things first a dangerous situation developing for our friends in mexico. they'll likely deal with a category 2,...
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us now. thanks for being before us. >> glad to be with you. >> i was watching the individual kwloe. it's amazing to see what they're able to test there and the concern about counterfeit drugs. >> the problem of counterfeit drugs in general, particularly counterfeit prescription drugs is a real threat to the united states drug supply. in some parts of africa, as many as 70% of the prescription drugs are fake. 70%. now, many of these are made in china, shipped through india. but the question for us here in the united states, as a worldwide problem is immense. a lot of criminal gangs are involved. they're trying to penetrate the u.s. market. this is a booming criminal business of turning out these fake prescription drugs to say nothing of nonprescription drugs. >> a good point. fake prescription drugs into the united states, you say they've had some success. what kind of success have they had? >> we have a strong food & drug administration, a strong customs operation. but there have been cases p
us now. thanks for being before us. >> glad to be with you. >> i was watching the individual kwloe. it's amazing to see what they're able to test there and the concern about counterfeit drugs. >> the problem of counterfeit drugs in general, particularly counterfeit prescription drugs is a real threat to the united states drug supply. in some parts of africa, as many as 70% of the prescription drugs are fake. 70%. now, many of these are made in china, shipped through india. but...
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dennis murphy is joining us with a preview of "taken." good morning to you, what a story. >> it really is. here you had a young guy and went out to pick up his girlfriend, a sandwich and just like that, he was gone. now the horror for everyone in their life, they knew pretty quickly that someone else was using his atm card so finding matt landry became a race against time. >> we have to find him. >> i'd say monday morning. >> reporter: matt landry a texter had been off the grid for almost a day. matt running silent scared everyone, especially his girlfriend. fr fran, why did you start calling the hospitals? >> because no one had heard from him and i wanted to know if he got in a car accident or a flat tire on the side of the road, i didn't know what happened. >> reporter: the parents, bob and doreen landry were getting more anxious by the minute waiting by the phone that didn't ring. it was monday when they called their local police in chesterfield and cops came to the house. cops get these kind of reports from families very often and usu
dennis murphy is joining us with a preview of "taken." good morning to you, what a story. >> it really is. here you had a young guy and went out to pick up his girlfriend, a sandwich and just like that, he was gone. now the horror for everyone in their life, they knew pretty quickly that someone else was using his atm card so finding matt landry became a race against time. >> we have to find him. >> i'd say monday morning. >> reporter: matt landry a texter had...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> following a developing story now. live shots of pope benedict. he has just met and greeted former prime minister tony blair. we saw gordon blair there as well and now speaking with margaret thatcher. so, again, this is the pope's big visit to great britain on day when several men were arrested for an alleged plot against the pontiff. however, nothing -- the pontiff, we're told, was never in any danger. >>> a big test for afghanistan tomorrow. it will try to hold a legitimate election in the wake of last year's disastrous president's vote. one major issue, security. police set up extra checkpoints aimed at prevent be suicide bombers from disrupting the election. a taliban threatened to carry out threats against the voters in elections across the country. we go to john yang in kabul. john? >> reporter: good ev
call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> following a developing story now. live shots of pope benedict. he has just met and greeted former prime minister tony blair. we saw gordon blair there as well and now speaking with margaret thatcher. so, again, this is the pope's big visit to great britain on day when several men were arrested...
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call us at... or visit your local liberty mutual office, where an agent can help you find the policy that's right for you. liberty mutual auto insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> tea party power at the polls, three big victories against establishment republicans. should the gop be worried about what's going on now? >>> palin in 2012. she's already the engine behind some of these big political upsets. so is a white house run in her future? find out what her parents have to say about that. plus, this -- >> you point fingers at whoever you want to point fingers at, but it has to start in the mirror. what are you doing about it? denzel washington issues a challenge to you and every other u.s. citizen. what will you do to help the country's children
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what can you tell us, stephanie, about these arrests? >> it's fair to say that security is of the utmost concern right now and they're working with an abundance of caution when it comes to the pope. this is a plot that surfaced late last night and they didn't waste any time. upon hearing the information, britain's counterterrorism command went in early this morning in westminster, which is a neighborhood in london, central london where the pope is going to be giving a speech later on today. they arrested five men at a shop there and brought them to a police station where they are currently questioning them. so far they have not been charged with anything. but, you know, this is, this is all part of the security operation surrounding the pope. he's been, everywhere he has been there have been streets blocked off. this morning we had difficulty getting to the university where he was speaking to, we showed up a bit too late. once he was on the grounds, they stopped all foot traffic and no one was allowed in or out. they're not taking any ri
what can you tell us, stephanie, about these arrests? >> it's fair to say that security is of the utmost concern right now and they're working with an abundance of caution when it comes to the pope. this is a plot that surfaced late last night and they didn't waste any time. upon hearing the information, britain's counterterrorism command went in early this morning in westminster, which is a neighborhood in london, central london where the pope is going to be giving a speech later on...